ACC ~ Mark 6 v44

FIVE THOUSAND

BEDE: The number one thousand, beyond which no calculation of ours [1] extends, ordinarily indicates the fullness of the things which are being treated. By the number five the well-known senses of our body are represented, namely, sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch. The spiritual meaning of the five thousand: Those who act boldly and take courage by living soberly, righteously, and piously, that they may deserve to be renewed by the sweetness of heavenly wisdom, are those implied by the five thousand whom our Lord satisfied by this mystical banquet. EXPOSITION ON THE GOSPEL OF MARK 2.2. [2]

[1] Of the ancient human imagination.

[2] Cetedoc 1367, 2.2.155; HOG 2:19*. All five senses of our bodies are being thoroughly nourished and enlivened by the fullness of grace.